ICE seeks to deport man linked to Virginia high school overdoses

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Following his arrest, the sheriff's office confirmed that it planned to hand Melendez‑Carranza over to ICE upon his release.
46% : There is a detainer on him from ICE, so once he is done with his charges here, he will be released to ICE.
46% : " ICE officials said an immigration judge issued a final order of removal for Melendez‑Carranza in July 2024.
44% : What we know: The detainer is for 31-year-old Isaac Melendez-Carranza, who ICE said has been in the U.S. illegally for the past 10 years.
38% : ICE will relentlessly pursue criminal illegal aliens who threaten Americans, take them into custody, and remove them from the United States.
37% : " According to ICE, a Border Patrol officer encountered Melendez‑Carranza near Hebbronville, Texas in April 2016 and found that he had walked across the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the U.S. "Anyone who comes to this country illegally and then allegedly peddles deadly fentanyl near our children's schools should expect ICE to come for them," said acting ICE Director David Venturella.
36% : LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - ICE has lodged an immigration detainer against a Salvadoran native accused of selling fentanyl to students in Loudoun County.
35% : ICE said Melendez-Carranza has been in the U.S. illegally for the past 10 years.
32% : READ MORE | Undocumented Salvadoran national charged in Loudoun County school overdoses faces ICE removal

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